§ 136o.
(a)
Pesticides and devices intended for export
Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, no pesticide or device or active ingredient used in producing a pesticide intended solely for export to any foreign country shall be deemed in violation of this subchapter—
(1)
when prepared or packed according to the specifications or directions of the foreign purchaser, except that producers of such pesticides and devices and active ingredients used in producing pesticides shall be subject to sections 136(p), 136(q)(1)(A), (C), (D), (E), (G), and (H), 136(q)(2)(A), (B), (C)(i) and (iii), and (D), 136e, and 136f of this title; and
(2)
in the case of any pesticide other than a pesticide registered under section 136a or sold under
section 136d(a)(1) of this title, if, prior to export, the foreign purchaser has signed a statement acknowledging that the purchaser understands that such pesticide is not registered for use in the United States and cannot be sold in the United States under this subchapter.
A copy of that statement shall be transmitted to an appropriate official of the government of the importing country.
(c)
Importation of pesticides and devices
(2)
Importation of seed
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person is required to notify the Administrator of the arrival of a plant-incorporated protectant (as defined in section 174.3 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) that is contained in a seed, if—
(B)
the Administrator has issued an experimental use permit for that plant-incorporated protectant under
section 136c of this title; or
(C)
the seed is covered by a permit (as defined in part 340 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation)) or a notification.
(4)
Applicability
Nothing in this subsection precludes or limits the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the importation or movement of plants, plant products, or seeds under—
([June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 17], as added [Pub. L. 92–516, § 2], Oct. 21, 1972, [86 Stat. 995]; amended [Pub. L. 95–396, § 18(a)], Sept. 30, 1978, [92 Stat. 833]; [Pub. L. 100–532, title VIII, § 801(j)], Oct. 25, 1988, [102 Stat. 2682]; [Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1006(a)(9)], (b)(2), Dec. 13, 1991, [105 Stat. 1895]; [Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14209(a)], May 22, 2008, [122 Stat. 1463]; [Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)], title XIV, § 14209(a), June 18, 2008, [122 Stat. 1664], 2225; [Pub. L. 113–79, title X, § 10008], Feb. 7, 2014, [128 Stat. 948].)